Supplier payments and payments on account
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This article shows how to record supplier payments and match them with invoices. This helps track unpaid invoices and supplier balances.

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How this works

  • Only use this for money paid to a supplier on account or to pay a purchase invoice
  • To pay one or more invoices, enter the details of the payment and choose the invoices that it's paying
  • If you're unsure which invoice the payment is for, save the receipt as a Payment on Account. You can then allocate the payment to an invoice later
  • If you've overpaid the supplier:
    • You'll be keeping the money on account to pay another invoice later. Save the overpaid amount as a Payment on Account and allocate it to another invoice later, or
    • If the supplier plans to issue a refund, save the remaining amount as a Payment on Account. Allocate it to the refund upon receipt
      Read more about Supplier Refunds
  • For cash purchases and expenses where you don't have an invoice, use the Other Payment tab instead

Manage an overpayment

This explains what to do when you overpay a supplier. You can either save the remaining amount as a Payment on Account. Use this to pay a future invoice. If your supplier sends you a refund, record this as a refund transaction and match it to the overpayment.

Save the overpayment

  1. Choose the invoices you want to pay and Save.
  2. Choose Yes to save as a Payment on Account.

Edit the payment on account

  1. From Banking, locate the Payment on Account.
  2. Drill down into the transaction.
  3. Edit transaction as needed.
  4. Select Save

Delete the payment on account

  1. From Banking, locate the Payment on Account.
  2. Select the checkbox next to the date.
  3. From the options before the activity list, select delete.
  4. It will ask for confirmation, select Yes.

Records a refund

If the supplier sends you a refund, create a Refund for the overpaid amount and match it to the Payment on Account.

  1. From the Bank account, choose New Entry, then Sale / Receipt.
  2. Select the Supplier Refund tab.
  3. Choose the Supplier and complete the remaining details.
  4. The details of the Payment on Account show in the rows at the bottom. Choose the check box for the Payment on Account and Save.
    Read more about Supplier refunds.

You’ve successfully recorded the supplier payment and discount. The invoice now shows as either paid or part-paid if there's anything left to pay.

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